Coronavirus

Hopes for Chinese carriers to return a profit in the first quarter have been dealt a blow after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued an order for flights tickets to be refunded or rescheduled for free.

After a choppy start to 2021, Hawaiian Airlines expects to reach 75% to 85% of its 2019 capacity in the summertime, with its North American network driving the majority of that growth.

Three of the region’s widebody operators are negotiating to cut their debt loads and dispose of some of their aircraft.

At the close of a tumultuous 2020, trends in business aviation paint a picture of positivity around the sector that suggests better times will follow

Alaska Air Group plans to deploy 80% of its pre-pandemic capacity this summer, reflecting new optimism that an inflection point in travel demand will occur sometime during the first half of 2021.

The European Commission (EC) is proposing member states implement tighter travel restrictions as newer, more infectious coronavirus strains take hold.

For Europe’s airlines, optimism that began in late 2020 over vaccines has not translated into a surge in bookings as hoped.

Aircraft carrying critical COVID-19 vaccines across Europe and over the Atlantic are to be given special priority using a new flight plan code, under a partnership announced by Eurocontrol.

South Korea’s latest LCC Aero K has put the brakes on its planned international expansion because of travel restrictions.

Canada’s latest testing requirements could further stymie the recovery for the country’s airlines.

There is consensus that the widebody segment will take many years to return to where it was.

U.S. President Joseph Biden on Jan. 25 signed an executive order reversing former president Donald Trump’s relaxation of entry requirements for international arrivals, in a bid to contain the spread of several new strains of novel coronavirus that were recently discovered abroad.